Berry is 0-9 against Olympic since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Berry Cardinal will head out on the road to face off against the Olympic Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, Berry took a serious blow against Myers Park, falling 59-6. While losing is never fun, Berry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while Myers Park is ranked 28th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tanner Bushee, who threw for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Berry's defensive line sure didn't make it easy: Myers Park's QB was sacked four times before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Jashawn Shaw and his two sacks.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Olympic was not quite Ardrey Kell's equal in the second half on Friday. Olympic ended up on the wrong side of a tough 34-14 walloping at the hands of Ardrey Kell.
Despite the loss, Olympic had strong showings from Alex Wiley iv, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Chance Cato, who threw for 375 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Berry's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their overall record down to 2-6. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 8.3 points per game. As for Olympic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Berry took a serious blow against Olympic in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 63-14. Thankfully for Berry, Elijah Holmes (who threw for 403 yards and two touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also punched in two rushing scores) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
